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New Alloys - a few questions

  • 27-03-2009 7:13pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Have a 00 focus, and it went in for a service yesterday and it turns out all 4 alloys are buckled :o Oops.

    So I'm going to get new ones. The current ones are 16", but I'm looking at 17".

    The question I have is will this change anything in the driving of the car? Will cornoring be harder etc?

    Will I have to get much lower profile tyres? Current profile is 50, would maybe 45/40 be ok? Would prefer to stay as close to 50 as possible.

    Thanks for the info guys.

    Added a before shot, the alloys are 16" and profile of tyres is 50. Thanks.

    EDIT: The wheels I'm getting are also going to be 5 spoke I'm thinking. Will these look stupid on the back, as there are no disc brakes?

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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭SmokyMo


    I have seventeens on my focus and the handling is the same except you will feel a lot more bumps on the road , the ride wont be as soft as on 16's and I have low profile tyres coz the will are wide and would be rubbing of wheel arch liner.


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